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The Skateway is now closed. How sad. I'm glad we got to go one last time before my surgery - oh, and Chris looked it up and apparently that night we skated 3.2K, from our car to the Beavertails stand and back. Daniel actually skated more than that, because after declaring himself to be too wiped to go back as we got closer to the Beavertails stand, he sat, ate some Beavertails, and then got up and started to careen around the eating area while the rest of us rested. And then he made it all the way back to the car on his own.
Justin mostly just stayed in the sled (he can't actually skate yet), but near the end he declared that he wanted to skate the rest of the way. OK, I said, knowing he'd get tired of falling down and want to get back in the sled after two minutes. He got up, held my hand, and started balancing rather precariously and trying to walk on the ice. Then he started to tell me a story. And about ten minutes later, we were back to the car and Justin had not fallen down even once. He was pretty proud of himself, too :) We all cheered and made a big deal out of it.
BTW, I think Enya sings - well, you know, it's Enya, so she's not singing, she's sort of going wooAAh-wooAAAaaAA, but you get the drift - in the Virtual Tour of the Rideau Skateway. Check it out.
http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/skateway/conditions/index_e.asp#
Later Edit: And now I'm not sure. I think it's just someone trying to sound like Enya.
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You know what's weird? At one point in the last few weeks I've discovered something: I love my hometown. ( Ottawa is actually cool )
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On a totally unrelated note, this is cute:
You are the tree-loving faerie. The Earth Faerie.
Nature is your friend, all the little animals
are cute and cuddly, even those that bite. You
are a strong friend, people have a tendancy to
go to you when they are feeling sad. You have a
motherly instinct and always want to kiss away
the tears.
What's your inner Faerie?
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Justin mostly just stayed in the sled (he can't actually skate yet), but near the end he declared that he wanted to skate the rest of the way. OK, I said, knowing he'd get tired of falling down and want to get back in the sled after two minutes. He got up, held my hand, and started balancing rather precariously and trying to walk on the ice. Then he started to tell me a story. And about ten minutes later, we were back to the car and Justin had not fallen down even once. He was pretty proud of himself, too :) We all cheered and made a big deal out of it.
BTW, I think Enya sings - well, you know, it's Enya, so she's not singing, she's sort of going wooAAh-wooAAAaaAA, but you get the drift - in the Virtual Tour of the Rideau Skateway. Check it out.
http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/skateway/conditions/index_e.asp#
Later Edit: And now I'm not sure. I think it's just someone trying to sound like Enya.
You know what's weird? At one point in the last few weeks I've discovered something: I love my hometown. ( Ottawa is actually cool )
On a totally unrelated note, this is cute:
You are the tree-loving faerie. The Earth Faerie.
Nature is your friend, all the little animals
are cute and cuddly, even those that bite. You
are a strong friend, people have a tendancy to
go to you when they are feeling sad. You have a
motherly instinct and always want to kiss away
the tears.
What's your inner Faerie?
brought to you by Quizilla
